Farmhouse strong man
Chapter 54
The matter of Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu's marriage was settled. Liu Xiangshuang decided to rest in Liyao Village for a few days, and then return to the county with Tao Fu and Yuan Liuzhen. married day.
During the time they stayed in Liyao Village, Yuan Liufeng and Liu Xiangshuang seemed to have surprises every day. Taofu would cook them various delicious food in different ways every day. Every food tasted very good. Yuan Liuzhen gave lessons to the children in the village. , they will also listen in and hear a lot of interesting things.Yuan Liufeng would replace Yuan Liuzhen and give lectures to the children if he had nothing to do. He was already teaching in the county school, and teaching these children in the village was no problem at all.When he was teaching, he also met Zheng Jue, the eldest of the children, and he knew a lot about Zheng Jue.
During their stay in Liyao Village, they felt unexpectedly good, the air was good, leisurely, and they could eat delicious food every day.
Yuan Liufeng also learned Yuan Liuzhen's painting method from Yuan Liuzhen. He painted with burnt branches, and the characters and scenery he painted were more realistic. When he learned this painting method, he was instantly attracted. He also asked Yuan Liuzhen how he thought of it. Yes, Yuan Liuzhen said with a smile: "When I first came to Ligou Village, the nearby towns couldn't buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones, so I used burnt branches to draw on wooden boards, and felt that the painting method of the brush was not good-looking. Just draw this kind of painting. I don’t know where I’ve seen this kind of painting, but I think it’s very realistic.”
After hearing this, Yuan Liufeng felt that his brother was really a genius, he could learn everything, he was much better than his brother, if Yuan Liuzhen wasn't his brother, he would definitely go further than him.
Yuan Liufeng devotes himself to learning painting from Yuan Liuzhen, and occasionally teaches children in the village to read.
After Liu Xiangshuang got acquainted with Tao Fu, he would learn cooking skills from Tao Fu, and they got along very well.Liu Xiangshuang was always amazed after Tao Fu taught him every food method. Tao Fu really has an incomparable talent for food.
Getting along in such a harmonious atmosphere, time flies, and ten days have passed in a blink of an eye.
Liu Xiangshuang estimated the time and knew that Yuan Zhenjian and Yuan Liuxun would return to Yuanshou County in the next few days, so he said to Yuan Liuzhen: "In two days, your father and your elder brother should return to Yuanshou County. We need to clean up. Ready to go back to Head of State County."
"Okay, Father, I see. I'll talk to Fu and pack up as soon as possible." Yuan Liuzhen responded and went to Tao Fu.
After Yuan Liuzhen told Tao Fu that they were going back, they simply packed up and saluted, and when they were about to go to the county, they stopped by Litang Town to explain to Uncle Man and Li Niang before leaving.
On the day they packed up and went to Litang Town, Tao Fu prepared the food for the road early in the morning. After they ate breakfast, Tao Fu borrowed a bullock cart, and they started to drive to Litang Town.
On the way, Yuan Liufeng asked Yuan Liuzhen, "Zhenzhen, our trip to the county is estimated to take quite a while. You and Afu are not here. Are the shops in the town okay?"
"It's okay, Uncle Man and Niang Li are here, let's explain to Uncle Man and Niang Li later." Yuan Liuzhen replied.
"That's okay. After Liyao Village, I kept saying to go to the town to see the shop you opened, but it didn't work. It's not convenient to go to the town. Let's go and have a look later." Yuan Liufeng looked forward to seeing the two people's business. What kind of shop is it? I heard that it cost 300 taels of silver to buy the shop.
Yuan Liuzhen smiled after hearing this, "I originally planned to let you and my father go to see it, and I will take you there in a while."
After driving the ox cart for a long time, they arrived at Litang Town. After arriving at Litang Town, Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu took Yuan Liufeng and Liu Xiangshuang directly to Tao Xiaoshi opposite Lanyue Inn.
When Yuan Liufeng and Liu Xiangshuang saw the continuous stream of customers coming in and out of Tao Xiaoshi, they showed satisfied smiles.
When Yuan Liufeng came here, he was attracted by the three characters "Tao Xiaoshi" on the plaque and the cute villain next to "Tao Xiaoshi". He had seen this painting method before, and recently saw Yuan Liuzhen's painting. He thought it was very interesting. He didn't expect Yuan Liuzhen to know Using this painting method on the plaque made it easy to remember at a glance. After looking carefully for a while, he felt that the villain was quite familiar. Then he looked at Tao Fu who was standing aside and compared it to the villain for a while. Obviously, this villain must be Tao Fu painted by Yuan Liuzhen. Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing.Yuan Liuzhen has given him too many surprises recently, and it also made him see the same careful side of Yuan Liuzhen towards Tao Fu.
Yuan Liuzhen invited Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng into the shop.
After entering the shop, Uncle Man and Li Niang were busy greeting the guests. When Uncle Man saw Yuan Liuzhen and the others coming, he hurriedly stopped what he was doing, handed over the work to the side, and walked over directly.
"Zhenzhen, Fu, you are here." Uncle Man greeted Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu, and then looked at Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng who were following behind them.
Yuan Liuzhen smiled and introduced to Uncle Man: "This is my father and my second brother."
Uncle Man greeted with a smile.
When Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng entered the shop, they were attracted by the dazzling array of snacks in the shop. The layout and furnishings inside were quite different from the shops they had seen before. It looked very neat. All the snacks were wrapped in kraft paper of different shapes. A villain with the same design as on the plaque.Customers come and go, business is really booming.The shop is very good, much better than they imagined.
The two of them were very satisfied after seeing it. Yuan Liuzhen came out, and it took less than half a year to open a shop with Tao Fu, and it was really good to open such a large shop. They also asked Yuan Liuzhen how much money he brought with him when he left home. When I heard that Yuan Liuzhen only brought 20 taels of silver, I was very distressed, and said that I would take out the silver notes on my body to Yuan Liuzhen, but Yuan Liuzhen refused.
Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu took Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng around the shop, and then said to Uncle Man, "Uncle Man, we are going to the county for a few days, and the shop will teach you and Li Niang Looked after."
Uncle Man was told by Tao Fu once before, knowing that because Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng came, they couldn't go to the county ten days ago, and now they are told again, it doesn't matter, "It's okay, Zhenzhen can rest assured. The sauce has been prepared, Li Niang and I can take care of the shop."
"Well. Fu and I will come back as soon as possible. When we come back, I would like to invite you, Niang Li and the people in the village to a wedding drink." Yuan Liuzhen said with a smile.
Uncle Man saw Yuan Liuzhen's smile, and then looked at Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng beside him, thinking that Yuan Liuzhen's family had agreed to the marriage between Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu, and he was also happy for the two of them, "Sure, you and Fu will come back sooner. Li Niang and I will prepare more things for you."
Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu took turns giving instructions, they didn't stay in the shop for long, and they were going to the chariot and horse shop.
As soon as they walked out, they saw Shen Lanyue who also walked out of Lanyue Inn.
Shen Lanyue saw Tao Fu and Yuan Liuzhen carrying luggage, followed by two unknown people, a little curious, he came over and asked, "Ah Fu and Zhenzhen are going on a long trip?"
Seeing Shen Lanyue approaching, Yuan Liuzhen echoed, "I'm going to the county. If Fu and I don't come back, please ask Lanyue to take care of the shop."
Before that, Shen Lanyue was often asked for help. Yuan Liuzhen said it naturally, but Shen Lanyue asked Yuan Liuzhen in a low voice after hearing it, "Is it because you heard the wind when you went to the county?"
"What's the wind?" Yuan Liuzhen asked Shen Lanyue strangely.
Seeing that Yuan Liuzhen didn't know, Shen Lanyue whispered two words - "Zhan Luan", glanced around and said, "I have heard the news, and I am planning to go to the county to ask about it recently. If the news is true, it is estimated that this inn is It’s going to be impossible to drive.”
Shen Lanyue sighed for a while, "You should make plans early."
Yuan Liuzhen was very surprised when she heard it. The original body belonged to Guotai Minan from birth to now. How could there be rumors of "war chaos" suddenly?
Seeing that Yuan Liuzhen didn't speak, Shen Lanyue said again: "I just heard what I was familiar with from the traveling merchants. It may not be true, but the border is indeed unstable recently. If you go to the county, you'd better ask and make plans."
"I know, thank you Lanyue for reminding me." Yuan Liuzhen smiled gratefully at Shen Lanyue. Since they got to know Shen Lanyue, Shen Lanyue has helped them a lot.
Shen Lanyue didn't care and said, "It's okay."
Yuan Liuzhen didn't mention to Shen Lanyue that he and Tao Fu went back to the county to discuss getting married, they just talked about other things before saying goodbye.
When Yuan Liuzhen and Shen Lanyue were talking, Yuan Liufeng and Liu Xiangshuang watched from the sidelines. They found that although Yuan Liuzhen already knew that he was a brother, he spoke and acted like a man, and was more lively than before at home, and his manners were very suitable for business.
After Yuan Liuzhen walked over, they went to the carriage and horse shop to rent a carriage together.
On the carriage, Yuan Liuzhen told Liu Xiangshuang, Tao Fu, and Yuan Liufeng what Shen Lanyue said just now.
Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng were both surprised when they heard it. Liu Xiangshuang said, "Why did the news of the war suddenly spread? Your father and your elder brother hadn't heard of it when they were there. If what the shopkeeper of the Lanyue Inn said was true, this time you Dad and your eldest brother should bring back news, it's better for us to go back to the county as soon as possible."
Because of this incident, it took them three days to reach the county after a five-day carriage journey.
It was already dark when we arrived at Führer County.
Looking at the familiar road, Yuan Liuzhen couldn't help smiling when he thought of the scene when he ran away that night. He ran away when he first came here, and now he came back within a year.
The carriage went directly to Yuan Mansion.
Arriving at the gate of Yuan's Mansion, servants went out to greet him.
When Liu Xiangshuang got off the carriage, he asked his servants Yuan Zhenjian and Yuan Liuxun if they had come back, and got the news that they hadn't come back yet, and they would come back tomorrow.
They were tired all the way, and it was getting late. After getting off the carriage, they went directly to their respective courtyards to rest. Tao Fu naturally followed Yuan Liuzhen back to Yuan Liuzhen's courtyard.
Tao Fu didn't talk much at first, and he would only say a few words when he was asked about it along the way. Now Tao Fu was brought into Yuan's mansion by Yuan Liuzhen, and then brought to Yuan Liuzhen's courtyard. After seeing the appearance of Yuan's mansion, he felt even more The gap between him and Yuan Liuzhen is not 01:30, it seems very silent.
Seeing Tao Fu's silence, Yuan Liuzhen thought Tao Fu didn't like to talk and didn't notice Tao Fu's emotions.
Knowing Yuan Liuzhen's return, Xiao Yuanzi and Xiao Guizi hurried out to greet her, preparing cakes, hot water and so on.
Tao Fu was taken by Yuan Liuzhen to his room in the yard, and after Xiao Yuanzi prepared hot water for pastries, Yuan Liuzhen noticed that Tao Fu seemed a little unhappy.
"Ah Fu, what's wrong with you?" Yuan Liuzhen asked.
Tao Fu shook his head and said, "Nothing."
Yuan Liuzhen thought for a while, and probably could guess what Tao Fu was thinking, and said, "You don't need to think too much, Fu, we can live in such a mansion with our own money in the future. Trust me."
Tao Fu was comforted by Yuan Liuzhen in this way, but it did not alleviate the sense of loss in his heart about the gap between the two.
Seeing that Tao Fu hadn't spoken, Yuan Liuzhen held Tao Fu's hand and said, "After getting married, we will be together, whether we are rich or poor, we will face each other together, won't we?"
Tao Fu held Yuan Liuzhen back and said, "Yes. No matter what we face together in the future, we will definitely have a better life than now."
Before going to bed at night, Yuan Liuzhen asked Xiao Yuanzi to clean up Tao Fu's room.Xiaoyuanzi and Xiaoguizi didn't know who Tao Fu was yet, and Yuan Liuzhen didn't say anything, but when Yuan Zhenjian and Yuan Liuxun came back and discussed their marriage, they would not only know that he was the elder brother who had been serving them all along, but also who Tao Fu was. The uncle he brought back.
Early in the morning, before dawn, the door of Yuan Liuzhen's room was knocked by Xiao Guizi. Yuan Liuzhen opened the door and was told by Xiao Yuanzi that Yuan Zhenjian and Yuan Liuxun had come back and needed to go to the main room as soon as possible.
Yuan Liuzhen knew it was an emergency, otherwise Xiao Yuanzi wouldn't have woken him up at this point, so he hurriedly washed up, and went to ask Tao Fu to get up again.
After he and Tao Fu packed up, Xiaoyuanzi took him to the main room.
In the main room, Yuan Zhenjian, Liu Xiangshuang, Yuan Liuxun, and Yuan Liufeng were already sitting in the main room, and they all had bad expressions. When they saw him and Tao Fu coming in, they still showed their usual gentle smiles and asked them to sit down.
After Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu sat down, Yuan Zhenjian and Yuan Liuxun looked at Yuan Liuzhen for a while, and then at Tao Fu.
Yuan Zhenjian was the first to say: "Xiangshuang told me about Zhenzhen. Whether Zhenzhen is a man or a brother, it is the same to us. Zhenzhen should not feel pressured. Regarding the matter with Fu, Xiangshuang Shuang also told me. Xiangshuang agrees, and your elder brother and I naturally have no objection."
After Yuan Zhenjian said, he said again: "It's just that I'm afraid it's not the time to get married. Your eldest brother and I didn't go to Lishui this time, and we encountered some things. Fortunately, we left in time, otherwise we might be implicated. The situation in the court is not good recently. Steady, there might be a war, so we hurried back. We have to be prepared in advance."
Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu were surprised when they heard Yuan Zhenjian say this, which also confirmed that what Shen Lanyue said was true.
After Yuan Zhenjian finished speaking, he looked at Tao Fu, took a serious look and said: "If you don't mind, the marriage will wait for the situation to stabilize. I don't want to rush into Zhenzhen's marriage."
Tao Fu shook his head and said, "The overall situation is the most important thing, and I don't want to wrong Zhenzhen."
"Then we'll see the situation in a few days before deciding on the marriage." After Yuan Zhenjian finished speaking, he explained the business matters to Yuan Liuxun, told Yuan Liufeng to settle everything, and finally said to Yuan Liuzhen: "Listen to Xiangshuang. You and Fu have a shop in Litang Town, if there is going to be a war, you should settle down as soon as possible."
After Yuan Zhenjian gave some instructions, he left because of something else.
Only a few of them were left behind. After Yuan Zhenjian left, Yuan Liuxun came to Yuan Liuzhen's side, looked up and down for a long time, and saw that Yuan Liuzhen was very energetic, but his slightly bulging abdomen seemed a little bloated. He patted Yuan Liuzhen's shoulder and said: " Zhenzhen has suffered during this time."
Seeing his elder brother who still cared so much about him, Yuan Liuzhen shook his head and said, "It's fine. It's fine now."
"It's fine, just tell us if you have anything to do in the future. Don't worry too much, we are a family no matter what." Yuan Liuxun looked at Tao Fu again, knowing that Tao Fu was the object of Yuan Liuzhen's marriage, and nodded gently , is recognized.
Yuan Zhenjian had already brought the news that there might be a war. They all had things to arrange and were quite busy. Afterwards, they went back to the yard.
Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu were also discussing what to do when they returned to the yard.Neither the modern Yuan Liuzhen nor the original body has experienced wars, but he knows the wars here from the memory of the original body. Ordinary civilians, as long as they escape in time and are not drawn into the battlefield, they will be fine. They will mainly suffer from famine or famine. It is compulsory conscription, and it is they who do business that hurt the most. When the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, the taxes collected by merchants are much higher than that of ordinary civilians, but in times of war, the taxes collected by merchants are almost out of pocket.
Thinking of this, Yuan Liuzhen looked sad, "Ah Fu, should we go back to Litang Town and sell the shop first? Or close it?"
"I'll hurry back overnight, otherwise it will be announced, and it will be too late to find a solution." Tao Fu said.
"I'm with you." If there was a war, they didn't know if they would be affected. He wanted to go back to Liyao Village to bring A'Ban back.
"It's okay, I'll go alone, it's inconvenient for you to be pregnant." After Tao Fu finished speaking, he left a few taels of silver for himself, and gave the remaining 100 taels of silver and part of the silver to Yuan Liuzhen: "I borrowed a horse to drive overnight , will be back soon."
"You take the money. If it's a horse, I'll ask Xiao Yuanzi to lead you out. It's just that A'Ban and my sword and other things are still in Liyao Village. If there is a war and it is affected here, we may not be able to get back together." Go back to Liyao Village." Yuan Liuzhen said worriedly.
"Put the money here. I'll be back soon. It's fine. I'll bring Ah'Ban and other things with me when I go back, and I'll tell Uncle Man and the others. Don't worry, Zhenzhen." After Tao Fu finished speaking, he felt that he had to go back overnight. There was no delay either.
Yuan Liuzhen asked Xiao Guizi to lead Tao Fu a horse, and watched Tao Fu leave before returning to the yard.
After returning to the courtyard, Yuan Liuzhen was restless. He didn't know what to do as he had never experienced war, so he went to find Yuan Liuxun.
Yuan Liuxun was surprised to see Yuan Liuzhen looking for him suddenly. Many times, Yuan Liuzhen could solve many things by himself, and rarely looked for him.
Seeing Yuan Liuzhen's frown, Yuan Liuxun was probably worried about the war. After inviting Yuan Liuzhen to sit down in the room, he asked, "Is Zhenzhen worried about the war?"
"Yes." Yuan Liuzhen nodded and said, "I have never experienced war, so I am more worried."
Yuan Liuxun reassured: "Father will arrange everything. The war has hit us hard, but with business skills and connections, we can make a comeback at any time. Zhenzhen doesn't have to worry too much."
"However, once war breaks out, we will almost empty out our family fortune..."
Before Yuan Liuzhen could finish speaking, Yuan Liuxun whispered: "24 years ago, there was war in Yongyang. At that time, my father was also in business. It's not doing well now. Despite the war, we, as businessmen, almost paid our taxes. The family is empty, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, father will find a way to save some silver, and when the war subsides, he will make a comeback."
Yuan Liuzhen knew what Yuan Liuxun meant, which was to put the money somewhere, and then take it out after the war subsided, and then used it as funds for a comeback.
"Ah Fu just rode back to Litang Town to deal with the shops in the town." Yuan Liuzhen said.
Yuan Liuxun nodded and said: "Don't worry, the shops in the town are generally fine, mainly in the county, rich merchants like us will be affected. As long as Fu handles it in a timely manner, there is usually nothing wrong."
Seeing that Yuan Liuzhen was extremely worried about the war, Yuan Liuxun said, "The accident that my father and I went to Lishui this time may be related to the upcoming war. The war 24 years ago was a war within the Yongyang Kingdom, but this time it is not. I am afraid it will happen." It has something to do with the Lishui Kingdom, and we don't get involved in the affairs of the imperial court. Not to mention you are worried, even my father and I are also worried, but worrying can't solve any problems. What's more, Xizhou borders the Lishui Kingdom, and the head of state will inevitably be affected. In fact I have discussed it with my father, and when the notice comes out, the taxes that the imperial court should collect have been collected, and we plan to go to Dongzhou to escape the war."
Yuan Liuzhen knew that as wealthy businessmen, their family must be on the tax collection list. If they run away now and don't pay the tax, they may be wanted and end up in jail. They can only leave after the notice is issued and the tax is collected.
It's just that he didn't expect the notice to come so soon. After Tao Fu left, not long after he returned to his yard from Yuan Liuxun's, the yamen servant came to the door with the notice just after dawn.
When the yamen servant came to the door, the first thing Yuan Liuzhen thought of was Tao Fu who rode back to Litang Town. Tao Fu gave him all the money. If Litang Town wanted to collect taxes, what would Tao Fu do if he didn't have so much money? manage?
He couldn't get out of the Yuan Mansion even if he wanted to. The moment the yamen servant came to the door, no one in the Yuan Mansion could leave.
The yamen servants brought a lot of people to find Yuan Liuxun with the notice, and Yuan Liuxun sent people to find Yuan Zhenjian.
As Yuan Zhenjian's family member, he can only stay in the yard now, and cannot leave the house for a single step.
Yuan Liuzhen had never experienced such a battle. After Yuan Zhenjian came back, he was ordered to go to the account book and began to pay taxes.
Not only that, but also check all valuable items and silver coins on everyone and in the room.
Yuan Liuzhen's 100 taels of silver given to him by Tao Fu was also searched. He originally wanted to hide it, but he knew that according to Yuan's memory, if he was found hiding the silver taels, he would be imprisoned, so he had no choice but to not do so.
When all the items in Yuan's mansion were cleared, Yuan Liuzhen was in a daze. He had asked Yuan Liuxun before, and Yuan Liuxun told him not to worry, as long as he took out all the money and valuables, but After he really experienced it, he realized that this was not a battle to collect taxes at all, but a battle to raid homes.
The yamen servant looked through each house very carefully, looking at every corner, and the cabinets were turned into a mess, not to mention the small wooden box containing valuables.
Because he couldn't leave the door half a step away, Xiaoyuanzi and Xiaoguizi were also controlled by these government servants, he could only let them search out all valuables without any resistance, the only thing he was grateful for was his sword and jade pendant They were all in Liyao Village and were not searched away.
The yamen servant stayed in the mansion for almost a day, rummaging inside and out before leaving with his things.
And this day, he didn't eat anything, and after the yamen servant left, he was called to the main room by Xiao Guizi.
When they arrived at the main room, Yuan Zhenjian, Liu Xiangshuang, Yuan Liufeng and Yuan Liuxun were all there, but everyone's faces were more ugly than last time.
After Yuan Zhenjian saw him take his seat, he said to everyone: "Just now when the yamen servants left, they were informed that everyone must leave Yuan's mansion tomorrow. Except for clothes and a little money, no valuables are allowed. We need to pack up our things tonight and leave early tomorrow morning. , This war may be very serious, I heard that Lishui has declared war, and the border of Xizhou will start war immediately, in order to avoid the spread, we can only speed up our pace and leave here."
After hearing this, Yuan Liuzhen thought of Tao Fu who was still in Litang Town, and said worriedly, "Father, are you leaving Yuanshou County early tomorrow morning? Ah Fu just went to Litang Town, and he doesn't know when he will be back."
"Leave Yuan's mansion early tomorrow and see the situation outside. Today's notice is posted, and the people in the county and town will soon spread the news of the upcoming war, and it will be very chaotic. If we can't wait for Fu, we will think about it later." method." Yuan Zhenjian had no choice but to make this decision in order to take the overall situation into consideration.
Yuan Liuzhen thought about taking a look after leaving the Yuan Mansion tomorrow, but anyway, he wanted to wait until Tao Fu left together.
Yuan Zhenjian once again instructed everyone not to bring valuables. The taels of silver should be less than ten taels. You can bring more clothes. Don’t bring too many other unimportant things. It’s a long way to Dongzhou, so it’s inconvenient to bring a lot of things.
After Yuan Zhenjian gave them instructions, he summoned his servants and began to dismiss them.
Yuan Liuzhen returned to the room and began to pack her clothes.
He didn't have any silver taels on him now, and when the yamen servant left, he only left Yuan Zhenjian with enough silver taels for their family's living expenses, and among these silver taels, Yuan Zhenjian needed to use part of his servants after dismissing them, leaving even less for them.
Yuan Liuzhen couldn't help sighing while packing up his things. Now he completely lost the joy of making money and rushing to make money. He and Tao Fu had been busy for so long.Although the money can be earned again, it still makes him very sad that he has not paid much money after making money.
Such an era is really not as stable as the 21st century.
After they leave the Yuan Mansion, they don't know where they will go next.
He didn't know how serious the war was, and he didn't know what would happen after they went to Dongzhou. He just hoped that everything would be fine.
There was nothing valuable in the room, so he packed a few more expensive clothes, thinking that he could pawn them off if he needed money in a hurry.
He hadn't eaten for a day, so he packed his clothes and ate some food left by Tao Fu to satisfy his hunger.
At night, he didn't fall asleep. After Xiaoyuanzi and Xiaoguizi were dismissed, no one lit the lights in the yard. He was very confused, thinking about the descriptions of various wars in TV dramas and books, and more worried. Rather than the desire to serve in the army and make contributions in the memory of the original body.Thinking of the various ambitions when I first came to this world, it is not at all the same as the sudden war now.Joining the army in a peaceful and prosperous age, you still have the opportunity to temper, and then go to war and serve the court.If there is a war at the moment, joining the army and going to the battlefield now is not enough patriotic enthusiasm to face sudden changes.
Yuan Liuzhen didn't know if it was because he was thinking too much, or because the stable life in the 21st century made him worry too much, or because his current pregnancy made him think too much.
However, he knew that it was useless to think too much, he could only face it.
One night, he didn't fall asleep, and the swelling of his stomach made him even more worried.
In the morning, after a simple wash, he went directly to the main room. When he passed, Yuan Zhenjian and Liu Xiangshuang were already in the main room, but Yuan Liuxun and Yuan Liufeng hadn't come yet.
Seeing Yuan Liuzhen approaching, Liu Xiangshuang greeted him directly, held his hand and said, "The war is about to happen, Zhenzhen has been wronged, originally I wanted you and Afu to go back to the county to discuss marriage matters, but now the war is raging, the wedding date can only be Let's talk about it after you've settled down, now that you're pregnant again, going to Dongzhou will be inconvenient."
"Father, I'm not as fragile as ordinary brothers, so I don't need to worry too much, it's just that Fu went to Litang Town and hasn't joined us yet." Yuan Liuzhen sighed for a while.
"It's okay. I discussed with your father that we should go out of the head of state first. If Fu hasn't come back after waiting two days outside the city, we will go to Litang Town to meet Fu before we leave here and go to Dongzhou. If it's not serious, you can stay in Xizhou, but if the war is serious, it's better to go to Dongzhou to avoid it."
"I know."
Liu Xiangshuang looked at Yuan Liuzhen's swollen belly, and sighed in her heart. Yuan Liuzhen knew that her brother's status had already been hit hard enough, but now she wanted to get married and there was a war.If he had known that Yuan Liuzhen ran away from home because of his brother's status, he should have tried to find Yuan Liuzhen back when Yuan Liuzhen left a letter and left.
They waited in the main room for not long, and Yuan Liufeng and Yuan Liuxun both walked into the main room with their bags.
Yuan Zhenjian asked them if they had packed all their things. After they responded that they had packed them, they took all their things in a carriage, and Yuan Zhenjian drove the carriage out of the gate of Yuan Mansion.
There were still yamen guards outside the gate of the Yuan Mansion. When they went out, everything was checked and they were not allowed to leave until it was confirmed that there were no valuables.
Leaving the gate of Yuan's Mansion, Yuan Liuzhen found that the street outside the gate was empty, as if there were not many people, and saw a few people one after another, also rushing out of the city with big bags and small bags.
Yuan Zhenjian glanced around and said, "Let's wait for Fu at the entrance of the city first."
The group of them walked towards the gate of the city. The weather in December was a bit cold. The icy streets and the news of the upcoming war made Yuan Liuzhen feel a little at a loss.The people I met on the road were all dragging their families in one direction, and their faces showed the same bewilderment as Yuan Liuzhen.
The entrance of the city was some distance away from the Yuan Mansion, and the horse-drawn carriage drove for about half an hour, and saw a lot more people. Many people gathered at the entrance of the city, all waiting in line to leave the city.
If they were going to Dongzhou, they needed to go out of the gate of the head of state, and then pass through several counties before reaching Dongzhou.
I don't know if these people who left the city are going to take refuge in mountain villages, seek refuge with relatives, or go to Dongzhou to take refuge like them.
During the time they stayed in Liyao Village, Yuan Liufeng and Liu Xiangshuang seemed to have surprises every day. Taofu would cook them various delicious food in different ways every day. Every food tasted very good. Yuan Liuzhen gave lessons to the children in the village. , they will also listen in and hear a lot of interesting things.Yuan Liufeng would replace Yuan Liuzhen and give lectures to the children if he had nothing to do. He was already teaching in the county school, and teaching these children in the village was no problem at all.When he was teaching, he also met Zheng Jue, the eldest of the children, and he knew a lot about Zheng Jue.
During their stay in Liyao Village, they felt unexpectedly good, the air was good, leisurely, and they could eat delicious food every day.
Yuan Liufeng also learned Yuan Liuzhen's painting method from Yuan Liuzhen. He painted with burnt branches, and the characters and scenery he painted were more realistic. When he learned this painting method, he was instantly attracted. He also asked Yuan Liuzhen how he thought of it. Yes, Yuan Liuzhen said with a smile: "When I first came to Ligou Village, the nearby towns couldn't buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones, so I used burnt branches to draw on wooden boards, and felt that the painting method of the brush was not good-looking. Just draw this kind of painting. I don’t know where I’ve seen this kind of painting, but I think it’s very realistic.”
After hearing this, Yuan Liufeng felt that his brother was really a genius, he could learn everything, he was much better than his brother, if Yuan Liuzhen wasn't his brother, he would definitely go further than him.
Yuan Liufeng devotes himself to learning painting from Yuan Liuzhen, and occasionally teaches children in the village to read.
After Liu Xiangshuang got acquainted with Tao Fu, he would learn cooking skills from Tao Fu, and they got along very well.Liu Xiangshuang was always amazed after Tao Fu taught him every food method. Tao Fu really has an incomparable talent for food.
Getting along in such a harmonious atmosphere, time flies, and ten days have passed in a blink of an eye.
Liu Xiangshuang estimated the time and knew that Yuan Zhenjian and Yuan Liuxun would return to Yuanshou County in the next few days, so he said to Yuan Liuzhen: "In two days, your father and your elder brother should return to Yuanshou County. We need to clean up. Ready to go back to Head of State County."
"Okay, Father, I see. I'll talk to Fu and pack up as soon as possible." Yuan Liuzhen responded and went to Tao Fu.
After Yuan Liuzhen told Tao Fu that they were going back, they simply packed up and saluted, and when they were about to go to the county, they stopped by Litang Town to explain to Uncle Man and Li Niang before leaving.
On the day they packed up and went to Litang Town, Tao Fu prepared the food for the road early in the morning. After they ate breakfast, Tao Fu borrowed a bullock cart, and they started to drive to Litang Town.
On the way, Yuan Liufeng asked Yuan Liuzhen, "Zhenzhen, our trip to the county is estimated to take quite a while. You and Afu are not here. Are the shops in the town okay?"
"It's okay, Uncle Man and Niang Li are here, let's explain to Uncle Man and Niang Li later." Yuan Liuzhen replied.
"That's okay. After Liyao Village, I kept saying to go to the town to see the shop you opened, but it didn't work. It's not convenient to go to the town. Let's go and have a look later." Yuan Liufeng looked forward to seeing the two people's business. What kind of shop is it? I heard that it cost 300 taels of silver to buy the shop.
Yuan Liuzhen smiled after hearing this, "I originally planned to let you and my father go to see it, and I will take you there in a while."
After driving the ox cart for a long time, they arrived at Litang Town. After arriving at Litang Town, Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu took Yuan Liufeng and Liu Xiangshuang directly to Tao Xiaoshi opposite Lanyue Inn.
When Yuan Liufeng and Liu Xiangshuang saw the continuous stream of customers coming in and out of Tao Xiaoshi, they showed satisfied smiles.
When Yuan Liufeng came here, he was attracted by the three characters "Tao Xiaoshi" on the plaque and the cute villain next to "Tao Xiaoshi". He had seen this painting method before, and recently saw Yuan Liuzhen's painting. He thought it was very interesting. He didn't expect Yuan Liuzhen to know Using this painting method on the plaque made it easy to remember at a glance. After looking carefully for a while, he felt that the villain was quite familiar. Then he looked at Tao Fu who was standing aside and compared it to the villain for a while. Obviously, this villain must be Tao Fu painted by Yuan Liuzhen. Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing.Yuan Liuzhen has given him too many surprises recently, and it also made him see the same careful side of Yuan Liuzhen towards Tao Fu.
Yuan Liuzhen invited Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng into the shop.
After entering the shop, Uncle Man and Li Niang were busy greeting the guests. When Uncle Man saw Yuan Liuzhen and the others coming, he hurriedly stopped what he was doing, handed over the work to the side, and walked over directly.
"Zhenzhen, Fu, you are here." Uncle Man greeted Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu, and then looked at Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng who were following behind them.
Yuan Liuzhen smiled and introduced to Uncle Man: "This is my father and my second brother."
Uncle Man greeted with a smile.
When Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng entered the shop, they were attracted by the dazzling array of snacks in the shop. The layout and furnishings inside were quite different from the shops they had seen before. It looked very neat. All the snacks were wrapped in kraft paper of different shapes. A villain with the same design as on the plaque.Customers come and go, business is really booming.The shop is very good, much better than they imagined.
The two of them were very satisfied after seeing it. Yuan Liuzhen came out, and it took less than half a year to open a shop with Tao Fu, and it was really good to open such a large shop. They also asked Yuan Liuzhen how much money he brought with him when he left home. When I heard that Yuan Liuzhen only brought 20 taels of silver, I was very distressed, and said that I would take out the silver notes on my body to Yuan Liuzhen, but Yuan Liuzhen refused.
Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu took Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng around the shop, and then said to Uncle Man, "Uncle Man, we are going to the county for a few days, and the shop will teach you and Li Niang Looked after."
Uncle Man was told by Tao Fu once before, knowing that because Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng came, they couldn't go to the county ten days ago, and now they are told again, it doesn't matter, "It's okay, Zhenzhen can rest assured. The sauce has been prepared, Li Niang and I can take care of the shop."
"Well. Fu and I will come back as soon as possible. When we come back, I would like to invite you, Niang Li and the people in the village to a wedding drink." Yuan Liuzhen said with a smile.
Uncle Man saw Yuan Liuzhen's smile, and then looked at Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng beside him, thinking that Yuan Liuzhen's family had agreed to the marriage between Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu, and he was also happy for the two of them, "Sure, you and Fu will come back sooner. Li Niang and I will prepare more things for you."
Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu took turns giving instructions, they didn't stay in the shop for long, and they were going to the chariot and horse shop.
As soon as they walked out, they saw Shen Lanyue who also walked out of Lanyue Inn.
Shen Lanyue saw Tao Fu and Yuan Liuzhen carrying luggage, followed by two unknown people, a little curious, he came over and asked, "Ah Fu and Zhenzhen are going on a long trip?"
Seeing Shen Lanyue approaching, Yuan Liuzhen echoed, "I'm going to the county. If Fu and I don't come back, please ask Lanyue to take care of the shop."
Before that, Shen Lanyue was often asked for help. Yuan Liuzhen said it naturally, but Shen Lanyue asked Yuan Liuzhen in a low voice after hearing it, "Is it because you heard the wind when you went to the county?"
"What's the wind?" Yuan Liuzhen asked Shen Lanyue strangely.
Seeing that Yuan Liuzhen didn't know, Shen Lanyue whispered two words - "Zhan Luan", glanced around and said, "I have heard the news, and I am planning to go to the county to ask about it recently. If the news is true, it is estimated that this inn is It’s going to be impossible to drive.”
Shen Lanyue sighed for a while, "You should make plans early."
Yuan Liuzhen was very surprised when she heard it. The original body belonged to Guotai Minan from birth to now. How could there be rumors of "war chaos" suddenly?
Seeing that Yuan Liuzhen didn't speak, Shen Lanyue said again: "I just heard what I was familiar with from the traveling merchants. It may not be true, but the border is indeed unstable recently. If you go to the county, you'd better ask and make plans."
"I know, thank you Lanyue for reminding me." Yuan Liuzhen smiled gratefully at Shen Lanyue. Since they got to know Shen Lanyue, Shen Lanyue has helped them a lot.
Shen Lanyue didn't care and said, "It's okay."
Yuan Liuzhen didn't mention to Shen Lanyue that he and Tao Fu went back to the county to discuss getting married, they just talked about other things before saying goodbye.
When Yuan Liuzhen and Shen Lanyue were talking, Yuan Liufeng and Liu Xiangshuang watched from the sidelines. They found that although Yuan Liuzhen already knew that he was a brother, he spoke and acted like a man, and was more lively than before at home, and his manners were very suitable for business.
After Yuan Liuzhen walked over, they went to the carriage and horse shop to rent a carriage together.
On the carriage, Yuan Liuzhen told Liu Xiangshuang, Tao Fu, and Yuan Liufeng what Shen Lanyue said just now.
Liu Xiangshuang and Yuan Liufeng were both surprised when they heard it. Liu Xiangshuang said, "Why did the news of the war suddenly spread? Your father and your elder brother hadn't heard of it when they were there. If what the shopkeeper of the Lanyue Inn said was true, this time you Dad and your eldest brother should bring back news, it's better for us to go back to the county as soon as possible."
Because of this incident, it took them three days to reach the county after a five-day carriage journey.
It was already dark when we arrived at Führer County.
Looking at the familiar road, Yuan Liuzhen couldn't help smiling when he thought of the scene when he ran away that night. He ran away when he first came here, and now he came back within a year.
The carriage went directly to Yuan Mansion.
Arriving at the gate of Yuan's Mansion, servants went out to greet him.
When Liu Xiangshuang got off the carriage, he asked his servants Yuan Zhenjian and Yuan Liuxun if they had come back, and got the news that they hadn't come back yet, and they would come back tomorrow.
They were tired all the way, and it was getting late. After getting off the carriage, they went directly to their respective courtyards to rest. Tao Fu naturally followed Yuan Liuzhen back to Yuan Liuzhen's courtyard.
Tao Fu didn't talk much at first, and he would only say a few words when he was asked about it along the way. Now Tao Fu was brought into Yuan's mansion by Yuan Liuzhen, and then brought to Yuan Liuzhen's courtyard. After seeing the appearance of Yuan's mansion, he felt even more The gap between him and Yuan Liuzhen is not 01:30, it seems very silent.
Seeing Tao Fu's silence, Yuan Liuzhen thought Tao Fu didn't like to talk and didn't notice Tao Fu's emotions.
Knowing Yuan Liuzhen's return, Xiao Yuanzi and Xiao Guizi hurried out to greet her, preparing cakes, hot water and so on.
Tao Fu was taken by Yuan Liuzhen to his room in the yard, and after Xiao Yuanzi prepared hot water for pastries, Yuan Liuzhen noticed that Tao Fu seemed a little unhappy.
"Ah Fu, what's wrong with you?" Yuan Liuzhen asked.
Tao Fu shook his head and said, "Nothing."
Yuan Liuzhen thought for a while, and probably could guess what Tao Fu was thinking, and said, "You don't need to think too much, Fu, we can live in such a mansion with our own money in the future. Trust me."
Tao Fu was comforted by Yuan Liuzhen in this way, but it did not alleviate the sense of loss in his heart about the gap between the two.
Seeing that Tao Fu hadn't spoken, Yuan Liuzhen held Tao Fu's hand and said, "After getting married, we will be together, whether we are rich or poor, we will face each other together, won't we?"
Tao Fu held Yuan Liuzhen back and said, "Yes. No matter what we face together in the future, we will definitely have a better life than now."
Before going to bed at night, Yuan Liuzhen asked Xiao Yuanzi to clean up Tao Fu's room.Xiaoyuanzi and Xiaoguizi didn't know who Tao Fu was yet, and Yuan Liuzhen didn't say anything, but when Yuan Zhenjian and Yuan Liuxun came back and discussed their marriage, they would not only know that he was the elder brother who had been serving them all along, but also who Tao Fu was. The uncle he brought back.
Early in the morning, before dawn, the door of Yuan Liuzhen's room was knocked by Xiao Guizi. Yuan Liuzhen opened the door and was told by Xiao Yuanzi that Yuan Zhenjian and Yuan Liuxun had come back and needed to go to the main room as soon as possible.
Yuan Liuzhen knew it was an emergency, otherwise Xiao Yuanzi wouldn't have woken him up at this point, so he hurriedly washed up, and went to ask Tao Fu to get up again.
After he and Tao Fu packed up, Xiaoyuanzi took him to the main room.
In the main room, Yuan Zhenjian, Liu Xiangshuang, Yuan Liuxun, and Yuan Liufeng were already sitting in the main room, and they all had bad expressions. When they saw him and Tao Fu coming in, they still showed their usual gentle smiles and asked them to sit down.
After Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu sat down, Yuan Zhenjian and Yuan Liuxun looked at Yuan Liuzhen for a while, and then at Tao Fu.
Yuan Zhenjian was the first to say: "Xiangshuang told me about Zhenzhen. Whether Zhenzhen is a man or a brother, it is the same to us. Zhenzhen should not feel pressured. Regarding the matter with Fu, Xiangshuang Shuang also told me. Xiangshuang agrees, and your elder brother and I naturally have no objection."
After Yuan Zhenjian said, he said again: "It's just that I'm afraid it's not the time to get married. Your eldest brother and I didn't go to Lishui this time, and we encountered some things. Fortunately, we left in time, otherwise we might be implicated. The situation in the court is not good recently. Steady, there might be a war, so we hurried back. We have to be prepared in advance."
Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu were surprised when they heard Yuan Zhenjian say this, which also confirmed that what Shen Lanyue said was true.
After Yuan Zhenjian finished speaking, he looked at Tao Fu, took a serious look and said: "If you don't mind, the marriage will wait for the situation to stabilize. I don't want to rush into Zhenzhen's marriage."
Tao Fu shook his head and said, "The overall situation is the most important thing, and I don't want to wrong Zhenzhen."
"Then we'll see the situation in a few days before deciding on the marriage." After Yuan Zhenjian finished speaking, he explained the business matters to Yuan Liuxun, told Yuan Liufeng to settle everything, and finally said to Yuan Liuzhen: "Listen to Xiangshuang. You and Fu have a shop in Litang Town, if there is going to be a war, you should settle down as soon as possible."
After Yuan Zhenjian gave some instructions, he left because of something else.
Only a few of them were left behind. After Yuan Zhenjian left, Yuan Liuxun came to Yuan Liuzhen's side, looked up and down for a long time, and saw that Yuan Liuzhen was very energetic, but his slightly bulging abdomen seemed a little bloated. He patted Yuan Liuzhen's shoulder and said: " Zhenzhen has suffered during this time."
Seeing his elder brother who still cared so much about him, Yuan Liuzhen shook his head and said, "It's fine. It's fine now."
"It's fine, just tell us if you have anything to do in the future. Don't worry too much, we are a family no matter what." Yuan Liuxun looked at Tao Fu again, knowing that Tao Fu was the object of Yuan Liuzhen's marriage, and nodded gently , is recognized.
Yuan Zhenjian had already brought the news that there might be a war. They all had things to arrange and were quite busy. Afterwards, they went back to the yard.
Yuan Liuzhen and Tao Fu were also discussing what to do when they returned to the yard.Neither the modern Yuan Liuzhen nor the original body has experienced wars, but he knows the wars here from the memory of the original body. Ordinary civilians, as long as they escape in time and are not drawn into the battlefield, they will be fine. They will mainly suffer from famine or famine. It is compulsory conscription, and it is they who do business that hurt the most. When the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, the taxes collected by merchants are much higher than that of ordinary civilians, but in times of war, the taxes collected by merchants are almost out of pocket.
Thinking of this, Yuan Liuzhen looked sad, "Ah Fu, should we go back to Litang Town and sell the shop first? Or close it?"
"I'll hurry back overnight, otherwise it will be announced, and it will be too late to find a solution." Tao Fu said.
"I'm with you." If there was a war, they didn't know if they would be affected. He wanted to go back to Liyao Village to bring A'Ban back.
"It's okay, I'll go alone, it's inconvenient for you to be pregnant." After Tao Fu finished speaking, he left a few taels of silver for himself, and gave the remaining 100 taels of silver and part of the silver to Yuan Liuzhen: "I borrowed a horse to drive overnight , will be back soon."
"You take the money. If it's a horse, I'll ask Xiao Yuanzi to lead you out. It's just that A'Ban and my sword and other things are still in Liyao Village. If there is a war and it is affected here, we may not be able to get back together." Go back to Liyao Village." Yuan Liuzhen said worriedly.
"Put the money here. I'll be back soon. It's fine. I'll bring Ah'Ban and other things with me when I go back, and I'll tell Uncle Man and the others. Don't worry, Zhenzhen." After Tao Fu finished speaking, he felt that he had to go back overnight. There was no delay either.
Yuan Liuzhen asked Xiao Guizi to lead Tao Fu a horse, and watched Tao Fu leave before returning to the yard.
After returning to the courtyard, Yuan Liuzhen was restless. He didn't know what to do as he had never experienced war, so he went to find Yuan Liuxun.
Yuan Liuxun was surprised to see Yuan Liuzhen looking for him suddenly. Many times, Yuan Liuzhen could solve many things by himself, and rarely looked for him.
Seeing Yuan Liuzhen's frown, Yuan Liuxun was probably worried about the war. After inviting Yuan Liuzhen to sit down in the room, he asked, "Is Zhenzhen worried about the war?"
"Yes." Yuan Liuzhen nodded and said, "I have never experienced war, so I am more worried."
Yuan Liuxun reassured: "Father will arrange everything. The war has hit us hard, but with business skills and connections, we can make a comeback at any time. Zhenzhen doesn't have to worry too much."
"However, once war breaks out, we will almost empty out our family fortune..."
Before Yuan Liuzhen could finish speaking, Yuan Liuxun whispered: "24 years ago, there was war in Yongyang. At that time, my father was also in business. It's not doing well now. Despite the war, we, as businessmen, almost paid our taxes. The family is empty, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, father will find a way to save some silver, and when the war subsides, he will make a comeback."
Yuan Liuzhen knew what Yuan Liuxun meant, which was to put the money somewhere, and then take it out after the war subsided, and then used it as funds for a comeback.
"Ah Fu just rode back to Litang Town to deal with the shops in the town." Yuan Liuzhen said.
Yuan Liuxun nodded and said: "Don't worry, the shops in the town are generally fine, mainly in the county, rich merchants like us will be affected. As long as Fu handles it in a timely manner, there is usually nothing wrong."
Seeing that Yuan Liuzhen was extremely worried about the war, Yuan Liuxun said, "The accident that my father and I went to Lishui this time may be related to the upcoming war. The war 24 years ago was a war within the Yongyang Kingdom, but this time it is not. I am afraid it will happen." It has something to do with the Lishui Kingdom, and we don't get involved in the affairs of the imperial court. Not to mention you are worried, even my father and I are also worried, but worrying can't solve any problems. What's more, Xizhou borders the Lishui Kingdom, and the head of state will inevitably be affected. In fact I have discussed it with my father, and when the notice comes out, the taxes that the imperial court should collect have been collected, and we plan to go to Dongzhou to escape the war."
Yuan Liuzhen knew that as wealthy businessmen, their family must be on the tax collection list. If they run away now and don't pay the tax, they may be wanted and end up in jail. They can only leave after the notice is issued and the tax is collected.
It's just that he didn't expect the notice to come so soon. After Tao Fu left, not long after he returned to his yard from Yuan Liuxun's, the yamen servant came to the door with the notice just after dawn.
When the yamen servant came to the door, the first thing Yuan Liuzhen thought of was Tao Fu who rode back to Litang Town. Tao Fu gave him all the money. If Litang Town wanted to collect taxes, what would Tao Fu do if he didn't have so much money? manage?
He couldn't get out of the Yuan Mansion even if he wanted to. The moment the yamen servant came to the door, no one in the Yuan Mansion could leave.
The yamen servants brought a lot of people to find Yuan Liuxun with the notice, and Yuan Liuxun sent people to find Yuan Zhenjian.
As Yuan Zhenjian's family member, he can only stay in the yard now, and cannot leave the house for a single step.
Yuan Liuzhen had never experienced such a battle. After Yuan Zhenjian came back, he was ordered to go to the account book and began to pay taxes.
Not only that, but also check all valuable items and silver coins on everyone and in the room.
Yuan Liuzhen's 100 taels of silver given to him by Tao Fu was also searched. He originally wanted to hide it, but he knew that according to Yuan's memory, if he was found hiding the silver taels, he would be imprisoned, so he had no choice but to not do so.
When all the items in Yuan's mansion were cleared, Yuan Liuzhen was in a daze. He had asked Yuan Liuxun before, and Yuan Liuxun told him not to worry, as long as he took out all the money and valuables, but After he really experienced it, he realized that this was not a battle to collect taxes at all, but a battle to raid homes.
The yamen servant looked through each house very carefully, looking at every corner, and the cabinets were turned into a mess, not to mention the small wooden box containing valuables.
Because he couldn't leave the door half a step away, Xiaoyuanzi and Xiaoguizi were also controlled by these government servants, he could only let them search out all valuables without any resistance, the only thing he was grateful for was his sword and jade pendant They were all in Liyao Village and were not searched away.
The yamen servant stayed in the mansion for almost a day, rummaging inside and out before leaving with his things.
And this day, he didn't eat anything, and after the yamen servant left, he was called to the main room by Xiao Guizi.
When they arrived at the main room, Yuan Zhenjian, Liu Xiangshuang, Yuan Liufeng and Yuan Liuxun were all there, but everyone's faces were more ugly than last time.
After Yuan Zhenjian saw him take his seat, he said to everyone: "Just now when the yamen servants left, they were informed that everyone must leave Yuan's mansion tomorrow. Except for clothes and a little money, no valuables are allowed. We need to pack up our things tonight and leave early tomorrow morning. , This war may be very serious, I heard that Lishui has declared war, and the border of Xizhou will start war immediately, in order to avoid the spread, we can only speed up our pace and leave here."
After hearing this, Yuan Liuzhen thought of Tao Fu who was still in Litang Town, and said worriedly, "Father, are you leaving Yuanshou County early tomorrow morning? Ah Fu just went to Litang Town, and he doesn't know when he will be back."
"Leave Yuan's mansion early tomorrow and see the situation outside. Today's notice is posted, and the people in the county and town will soon spread the news of the upcoming war, and it will be very chaotic. If we can't wait for Fu, we will think about it later." method." Yuan Zhenjian had no choice but to make this decision in order to take the overall situation into consideration.
Yuan Liuzhen thought about taking a look after leaving the Yuan Mansion tomorrow, but anyway, he wanted to wait until Tao Fu left together.
Yuan Zhenjian once again instructed everyone not to bring valuables. The taels of silver should be less than ten taels. You can bring more clothes. Don’t bring too many other unimportant things. It’s a long way to Dongzhou, so it’s inconvenient to bring a lot of things.
After Yuan Zhenjian gave them instructions, he summoned his servants and began to dismiss them.
Yuan Liuzhen returned to the room and began to pack her clothes.
He didn't have any silver taels on him now, and when the yamen servant left, he only left Yuan Zhenjian with enough silver taels for their family's living expenses, and among these silver taels, Yuan Zhenjian needed to use part of his servants after dismissing them, leaving even less for them.
Yuan Liuzhen couldn't help sighing while packing up his things. Now he completely lost the joy of making money and rushing to make money. He and Tao Fu had been busy for so long.Although the money can be earned again, it still makes him very sad that he has not paid much money after making money.
Such an era is really not as stable as the 21st century.
After they leave the Yuan Mansion, they don't know where they will go next.
He didn't know how serious the war was, and he didn't know what would happen after they went to Dongzhou. He just hoped that everything would be fine.
There was nothing valuable in the room, so he packed a few more expensive clothes, thinking that he could pawn them off if he needed money in a hurry.
He hadn't eaten for a day, so he packed his clothes and ate some food left by Tao Fu to satisfy his hunger.
At night, he didn't fall asleep. After Xiaoyuanzi and Xiaoguizi were dismissed, no one lit the lights in the yard. He was very confused, thinking about the descriptions of various wars in TV dramas and books, and more worried. Rather than the desire to serve in the army and make contributions in the memory of the original body.Thinking of the various ambitions when I first came to this world, it is not at all the same as the sudden war now.Joining the army in a peaceful and prosperous age, you still have the opportunity to temper, and then go to war and serve the court.If there is a war at the moment, joining the army and going to the battlefield now is not enough patriotic enthusiasm to face sudden changes.
Yuan Liuzhen didn't know if it was because he was thinking too much, or because the stable life in the 21st century made him worry too much, or because his current pregnancy made him think too much.
However, he knew that it was useless to think too much, he could only face it.
One night, he didn't fall asleep, and the swelling of his stomach made him even more worried.
In the morning, after a simple wash, he went directly to the main room. When he passed, Yuan Zhenjian and Liu Xiangshuang were already in the main room, but Yuan Liuxun and Yuan Liufeng hadn't come yet.
Seeing Yuan Liuzhen approaching, Liu Xiangshuang greeted him directly, held his hand and said, "The war is about to happen, Zhenzhen has been wronged, originally I wanted you and Afu to go back to the county to discuss marriage matters, but now the war is raging, the wedding date can only be Let's talk about it after you've settled down, now that you're pregnant again, going to Dongzhou will be inconvenient."
"Father, I'm not as fragile as ordinary brothers, so I don't need to worry too much, it's just that Fu went to Litang Town and hasn't joined us yet." Yuan Liuzhen sighed for a while.
"It's okay. I discussed with your father that we should go out of the head of state first. If Fu hasn't come back after waiting two days outside the city, we will go to Litang Town to meet Fu before we leave here and go to Dongzhou. If it's not serious, you can stay in Xizhou, but if the war is serious, it's better to go to Dongzhou to avoid it."
"I know."
Liu Xiangshuang looked at Yuan Liuzhen's swollen belly, and sighed in her heart. Yuan Liuzhen knew that her brother's status had already been hit hard enough, but now she wanted to get married and there was a war.If he had known that Yuan Liuzhen ran away from home because of his brother's status, he should have tried to find Yuan Liuzhen back when Yuan Liuzhen left a letter and left.
They waited in the main room for not long, and Yuan Liufeng and Yuan Liuxun both walked into the main room with their bags.
Yuan Zhenjian asked them if they had packed all their things. After they responded that they had packed them, they took all their things in a carriage, and Yuan Zhenjian drove the carriage out of the gate of Yuan Mansion.
There were still yamen guards outside the gate of the Yuan Mansion. When they went out, everything was checked and they were not allowed to leave until it was confirmed that there were no valuables.
Leaving the gate of Yuan's Mansion, Yuan Liuzhen found that the street outside the gate was empty, as if there were not many people, and saw a few people one after another, also rushing out of the city with big bags and small bags.
Yuan Zhenjian glanced around and said, "Let's wait for Fu at the entrance of the city first."
The group of them walked towards the gate of the city. The weather in December was a bit cold. The icy streets and the news of the upcoming war made Yuan Liuzhen feel a little at a loss.The people I met on the road were all dragging their families in one direction, and their faces showed the same bewilderment as Yuan Liuzhen.
The entrance of the city was some distance away from the Yuan Mansion, and the horse-drawn carriage drove for about half an hour, and saw a lot more people. Many people gathered at the entrance of the city, all waiting in line to leave the city.
If they were going to Dongzhou, they needed to go out of the gate of the head of state, and then pass through several counties before reaching Dongzhou.
I don't know if these people who left the city are going to take refuge in mountain villages, seek refuge with relatives, or go to Dongzhou to take refuge like them.
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